Puerto Rico: Joining the Tsunami Ready global community

About 10% of the population of Puerto Rico, some 300,000 people, reside in areas exposed to tsunamis. On 07 January 2020, the country was struck by a destructive 6.4 earthquake and, although a tsunami was not generated, the community of Guayanilla self-evacuated. Guayanilla is recognized as a Tsunami Ready community and local emergency managers have been key in their preparedness and education efforts, installing tsunami signage and coordinating the CARIBE WAVE and ShakeOut exercises.